Volunteering
Do you enjoy being of service in your community? Do you love beautiful quilts?
Here is your chance to do something to help the community and see some of the most beautiful quilts in the Upper Cumberland region. It is the right time to call one of our members listed below to get your name on our list of potential volunteers. We will then contact you around the last part of August to see if you are still available and interested.
There are an array of jobs available, for a few hours one day to several hours over two or three days.
No experience is necessary.
WE NEED HELP
- Preparing mailings.
- Distributing posters.
- Accepting, registering, and recording incoming quilts.
- Preparing quilts for hanging.
- Hosts and greeters at several locations during the festival on Friday and Saturday at quilt exhibits and at the vendor mall
- Ride shotgun in van and assist passengers in getting in and out
- Returning quilts to their owners at end of show
- Van drivers
We also need Energetic heavy lifters to
- Haul the frames out of storage and assemble them
- Hang the quilts
- Put signs up, remove them
- Drive a shuttle van
- Return things to storage after the festival
- Stack chairs
To volunteer please contact
John Allen
(931) 252-2755
j.allen1345@charter.net
The Upper Cumberland Quilt Festival is the primary fund-raiser for the Algood Senior Center. Our senior citizens are a vital part of our families and community and it is our intent to ensure that we are providing them with vital programs that will enrich their lives. Proceeds from the festival finance senior services such as Food Bank, Health Screening, Clothing Support, Family Living, and Physical Fitness programs.